#<- will mostly tag for myself to navigate the page

[wukymaslament]

Scribbles done in the academic environment (derogatory)

[duplicityvn]

Welcome to Duplicity!

Below you’ll find links to tags and the new itch page (once part 1 releases; tags will be added as they’re posted). You’ll also find some general information about the game and what to expect from here on.

As per usual, this is a yandere game with dark themes and twists. It will feature an optional NSFW toggle, and it is not safe for minors. Minors DNI with this blog or the game.

Game development, art, & writing: me, @indycinders

Draft editing and Ideas Chief: @winndycakes

Game Summary:

It’s been several years since you’ve been home, and a lot has changed. After failing to meet the strict deadlines of your former publishing house, your contract was terminated and you were left to fend for yourself. Once a prolific and popular author of romance and adventure stories, you’re now forced to move back home to live in your best friend’s apartment as their roommate. Struggling to figure out the next book in your series, you’re faced with many life-changing events, such as having to go back to work a customer service job you thought you’d left behind.

As you navigate this new chapter in your life, you’ll meet friends, old and new, and perhaps finally experience your own romantic tale… Just don’t trust everyone you meet.

Art/Important Info:

Griffin Profile, Shipping memes

Tris Profile

Tag List:

#duplicityvn - general tag to encompass everything

#duplicitydevlogs - tag for dev-specific posts like progress and updates

#duplicity asks - tag for asks submitted to the blog

#duplicity griffin - Griffin specific tag

#duplicity tris - Tris specific tag

#duplicity taipan - Taipan specific tag

#duplicity dell - Dell specific tag

#duplicity nina - Nina specific tag

#duplicity savoy - Savoy specific tag

#duplicity riley - Riley specific tag

#duplicity melon - Melon specific tag

#duplicity mags - Mags specific tag

#duplicity all - general tag when everyone is involved in one post

#duplicity lore - tag for lore related to characters or settings

#duplicity AU - tag for AU posts and some silliness

#duplicity memes - tag for memes/silliness/etc.

Here’s some potential questions I might get that I’m proactively answering now:

Why was the old blog deleted?

-I had a bad experience in the community and wanted to remove myself from it completely. I also had no idea where the game direction was going. Honestly, it started out with me wanting to make a yandere game with no understanding of what was going to happen really.

Why are you continuing with Duplicity?

-Duplicity originally stemmed from vague ideas about a horror romance I had started writing three years ago. Really, only some of the character names were similar. Once I started to feel like I wanted to come back and resume with development, I knew it needed a complete overhaul. So I went back to that old story and started piecing it together so it would work for a visual novel!

What changed and what can we expect?

-In the original demo, the game’s MC was around 20 years old. This has changed to player preference of anywhere between 25-30. Why? Because I’ve been wanting to see older characters in yandere visual novels, and just in VNs in general. I also don’t feel comfortable writing younger characters anymore. The characters’ ages will change depending on yours as well, which will be explained later. The only characters who have set ages are Mags and Melon.

-Speaking of characters, Sophie is no longer part of the story. I didn’t think about it at the time but I don’t want a minor to be included in this story when she’s not directly related to anyone, like a sister or a niece or something. In her place are several new characters: Nina, Savoy, and Melon.

-The game will be released in 3 parts instead of on a day-to-day basis. Part one will be mostly introductory but lengthy, part two will probably be the longest, and part three will mostly be focused on the endings of each route.

-The game will have more than just Griffin’s route. There are currently 9 endings I’m in the process of planning.

-As of the publishing of this post, everything previously known to the game is no longer canon, except for a few things.

What kind of asks can we send?

-Asks pertaining to the game and its characters and settings are all completely fine. In fact, it’ll probably help me develop the characters even better.

-NSFW asks are allowed! While there might not be NSFW in the base game (still juggling around the idea of a paid NSFW version), I am happy to write little fics if people are wanting them. I love writing, give me prompts!

-Hateful, derogatory, or other such topics that are sent to this blog will not be tolerated nor published. I wish to promote a safe space for everyone, and I won’t pay attention to any negativity.

-Silly and nonsensical asks are also allowed if they aren’t negative in context.

Alright this was long lmao but I hope it encompasses the general idea of what to expect from here on out! I’m not putting myself on a publishing schedule and I will update as frequently or as little as I do. I’m an anxious bean and can only do so much.

[merinsedai]

Dreamling Abbey

My fic for the @the-centennial-husbands-bigbang !!

No lie, guys: I decided to do this after coming out of a heart scan at the hospital on the sign up deadline. The thinking being: I could have a dicky ticker here, why not try something new? And this was perfect because if there's one thing I know about myself, it's that I need a deadline.

And so here we are.

I am MOST affronted by how hard this was?! And how bloody long it took me (mostly because I spent a lot of time staring into space or relentlessly googling 'did they have xyz in Edwardian England) All you wonderful, talented writers have made it look so easy that all that effort came as somewhat of a shock. Honestly, I am deeply saddened that the copious amount of Dreamling fic I have voraciously consumed in the past 18 months has not magically made a fantastic author out of me. Why does osmosis not work for writing?

If you read, I hope you enjoy!

(The ticker's fine, by the way. Not dicky at all.)

Art by the fabulous @lalaithquetzallicaresi Thanks for squeezing me in there, lovely! ❤

Pairing: Dream/Hob

Rating: Mature

Word Count: 50k

Warnings: Rape/Non-Con elements

Tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Alternate Universe - Historical, Alternate Universe - Downton Abbey Fusion, look it's Downton Abbey but Dreamling omegaverse. Sorta. If you squint, I'm not sure Julian Fellowes would approve, If you haven't seen Downton it definitely won't matter, because I've unashamedly just stolen bits and pieces and thrown the rest to the wind, Attempted Sexual Assault, Rape/Non-con Elements, Non-Consensual Kissing, Pining, period typical attitudes to gender. If you reframe gender to include alpha beta omega dynamics, omega rights paralleling the suffragette movement in England, Minor Violence, lots of vague references to classic cars, mention of unethical medical procedures, Time and Night are bad parents, Omega Dream of the Endless, Alpha Hob Gadling, Hob Gadling Loves Dream of the Endless | Morpheus, Dream of the Endless│Morpheus Needs a Hug, Unbeta'd

Read chapter 1 on ao3

Fic Summary: Lord Morpheus is the eldest child of the Earl and Countess of Endless, an ancient family hiding huge debts behind a fine name. As an omega, Morpheus cannot inherit his father's title or the family's ancestral home. His function is simple: secure a match that is both socially advantageous and financially viable, thus securing the future of the estate and the title of Earl of Endless for his offspring. The family believe that their troubles are solved when Morpheus dutifully (if reluctantly) becomes engaged to his wealthy cousin, Patrick. However, all their carefully laid plans are thrown into chaos when Patrick drowns on the ill-fated Titianic.

Now Morpheus is navigating treacherous waters of his own and discovering how tight the ties of family loyalty bind him. Will the charming and handsome Duke of Crowborough prove his saviour? Or will the wealthy yet odious Sir Roderick Burgess ensnare Morpheus in plans of his own?

Meanwhile, the family’s new chauffeur, one Robert Gadling, is muddying the waters of Morpheus’s existence even further- where is the line between a servant and a friend? Can Hob help Morpheus see that life exists beyond the confines of family and function?

Chapters below the cuts and in subsequent reblogs, should you wish to read it here on tumblr.

Chapter 1: Complications with the Great Matter.

April 1912.

The papers had been late this morning. Not that Morpheus notices their tardiness. Serious daily newspapers are the preserve of his father and since Morpheus has little interest in the society gossip that proliferated on the pages of The Daily Sketch, the only periodical he is allowed in his room, he rarely bothers to glance at it. However, the large photograph blazing across the front page is so arresting that he finds his eyes drawn to it immediately, ignoring all else on his vanity to take the paper and read.  It is bad news of course, the papers rarely print anything but.  ‘DISASTER TO TITANIC ON HER MAIDEN VOYAGE’ boldly proclaims the headline, beneath which is black and white image of the doomed liner, adjoined by one of her seemingly also doomed captain, John Smith. Morpheus’s eyebrows draw down as he reads the brief article: so many presumed dead, so few saved.  They would know people, of course. His mother knew the Astors, and they had dined with Lady Rothes only last month. Still, the privilege of first class likely meant they would be amongst the survivors. Those below decks… on their way to a better life, well they would not have been so fortunate. What a tragedy, Morpheus sighs and closes the paper. This news rather put his own woes into perspective-

The door bangs open and Desire flounces in without so much as a by your leave, as is their way. 

“Dream!” they shout without preamble, then glance at the newspaper in his hands with a slight moue of disappointment. Being the bearer of bad news is something Desire takes a measure of delight in, “Oh, you’ve seen already, Huh,” They shake their head, before bending over Morpheus to look more closely at his paper, hand gripping his shoulder. This close, the smell of the perfume Desire favours- a rich and spicy aroma deliberately chosen to overwhelm their natural omega scent- makes him wrinkle his nose and move his head away. Desire’s fingers tighten on his shoulder and they huff in amusement. They are not strictly allowed to wear perfumes but Desire goes their own way with everything.  “When Jessamy told me, I thought she must have dreamt it!” Desire continues in a low tone, meeting Morpheus’s eyes in the mirror.  “To think, we were just talking about that ship the other week. Remember how excited old Lucy Rothes was? Supposed to be unsinkable- ha!”

“Every mountain is unclimbable until they climb, so every ship is unsinkable until it sinks,” Morpheus responds neutrally, putting the paper down and shrugging Desire’s hand off to stand. Desire moves with him, smoothing their hands over the non-existent wrinkles on the shoulder of his jacket before adjusting his already meticulously placed tie pin. Morpheus endures the attention for a moment before once again moving away. He does not enjoy this close scrutiny and Desire knows it, but it is always a delight of theirs to make him feel uncomfortable.

“Hm” Desire hums then shrugs, “Come on, now you’re all sorted, lets go to breakfast. Aponoia said she saw the telegram boy come by. I want to find out if there’s any more news. Won’t it be something if someone truly important drowned? Gossip for weeks.”

***

The papers always print bad news. Of course they do. But that news is viewed through a detached lens. Shocking, of course, but not too close to home. Telegrams though- that’s different. They take that news and make it personal. 

Breakfast had proven to be a fraught affair. Their father had been away from the room when they first arrived, speaking with their mother so they were to learn, but he had soon been back and imparted the news of their family’s misfortune to his children with unusual brevity. Then he had left without saying anything further, leaving the three of them to process the news alone: the news that Patrick Endless, their wealthy cousin and Morpheus’s fiance, had been aboard the Titanic with his father, James and neither were listed among the names of the survivors. Morpheus had not felt like eating further and had removed himself back to his rooms with his siblings following uninvited (though not strictly unwanted). He had wanted to think but he also knew the danger of getting lost so deeply in his mind, so Desire’s sniping and Aponoia’s quiet presence would be… grounding. 

The stupid thing was that Patrick was not even meant to be on that cursed ship; he and his father weren’t expected in New York until May. Why? He thought Why did they go? And without saying anything? Perhaps Patrick had planned to telegram from New York- a boast and a surprise. 

“Turns out that the lure of the Titanic’s maiden voyage was too strong.” Desire says as if reading his mind, and with a hint of mischief in their golden eyes. They lounge dramatically against the doorframe whilst Morpheus stands and stares out of his window, gazing at the grounds below. It all looks so quiet, so normal. Why doesn’t he feel sad?  Desire continues, “They wanted to be part of history and now they are history.”

“Desire,” Morpheus chides half heartedly. It is a crass statement but he can’t find it in himself to react more strongly. Maybe they are looking for a reaction from him, or maybe this is now how his sibling processes strong emotions. It certainly seems in character. Aponoia has not yet spoken. She just sits unmoving, staring vacantly ahead, toying with the ring on her finger, turning it over and over. He himself feels oddly disconnected from the news. How is one meant to react upon learning that their intended had been so suddenly and shockingly killed- drowned in the icy waters of the North Atlantic, their frozen corpse not even recovered, just left to sink and rot in the sea. Dream blinks slowly, probably not like this, he thinks vaguely. He feels there should be some weeping and wailing involved at the very least. 

But there is only numbness.

***

“Uh, I detest black,” Desire flounces into the room the next morning whilst Morpheus is busy writing in his journal. He enjoys writing, it helps to order his often scattered and rebellious thoughts. 

Jessamy, the maid he shares with his siblings, has just finished fixing his hair and is busily setting his bed to rights, plumping the pillows and smoothing the coverlets.  Desire regards themself critically in Morpheus’ tall mirror, turning this way and that. Aponoia trails after them silently. She is also dressed in black and it makes her look even more wan and washed out than usual. As for Desire, their outfit may have been the requisite black, but it still looked to Morpheus to be sufficiently rakish as to raise their parents’ blood pressure. Hardly proper mourning material. “At least going into mourning won’t ruin your aesthetic, Dream dear,” Desire stretches languidly and collapses back on the just-made bed, smiling thinly. “Always a silver lining somewhere.”

“Full mourning still seems a lot for a cousin,” Morpheus replies vaguely. He tries to pay little attention to his siblings, bent over his journal and writing quickly. The habit of diary writing was born of necessity: a strategy to help quiet his mind, he’d been told, but now it is a pleasure. 

“But not for a fiance,” Aponoia’s voice is quiet. There is no accusation in her tone, only the retelling of fact.

Morpheus huffs slightly. “He was not really a fiance.”

“No? I thought that was what you call a man you’re going to marry?”

“I was only going to marry him if nothing better turned up,” he turns the page and continues writing.

“Morpheus! What a dreadful thing to say!” Desire looks simply delighted. “Poor dear Patrick was absolutely besotted with you. It was quite pathetic to witness really- your indifference and his lovelorn obsessiveness,” they shudder theatrically. “Perhaps it’s a good thing he drowned; saved him from a miserable life with you as husband.”

“You dare suggest I would have been a poor husband to him?” Morpheus demands, slamming his diary closed and rounding on his sibling. Desire shrugs insouciantly, fiddling with a diamond earring.

‘“Well you didn’t love him. Barely liked him. And he wasn’t the cleverest where you were concerned, but he would have seen it sooner or later, and hated you for it. Of course, I could wish an unhappy marriage upon you, dearest brother. But Patrick? He deserved better.”

‘Better?’ Morpheus raises his eyebrows. Desire’s words were often full of spite towards him but this was such a quick switch around from mocking Patrick to defending him. Was there something here he had never seen? Never bothered to look for, in truth. “You would have considered yourself a better prospect, my sibling? Taken what I would have discarded?” He raises his eyebrows in challenge and they glare at each other for a moment, then Desire drops their gaze.

‘Yes,’ they say softly, vulnerability etching their features momentarily. “Would that I were eldest and not… as I am. Then I would have taken him like a shot.”

They stand, shields quickly  going back up. “Well,” they sniff pointedly, looking away from Morpheus and towards the door,  “It’s not so bad I suppose. Mama says we can go into half mourning next month, then full colour by September. A shame we have to spend the summer so drab- and miss the season down in London!- but at least we’ll be ready for shooting parties in the autumn.  Come on Appy, let’s leave his lordship alone. He clearly craves solitude. To think,” they sneer, “and write in his stupid diary.” They flow out the room without a backwards glance, Aponoia dutifully trailing in their wake.

Morpheus sighs and turns back to his journal, opening it and staring at the blank page but not picking his pen back up. Desire and Patrick… not that he thought Patrick had returned any sort of affection to his younger sibling but still, had he really been so blind?

“I was so terribly sorry to hear the news, my lord,” Jessamy offers quietly into the silence of the room as she finishes adjusting his bed again. “You say these things but I know you are sad. Whatever you say.” “You are a dear,” Morpheus murmurs. “But I do not feel as badly as I should. I do not really know… what I feel.”  That is probably a bad reflection upon me, he thinks. The truth was that beyond the normal amount of grief that came with the sudden and untimely passing of an acquaintance, Dream felt nothing.  Patrick had hardly been a grand passion. They had known each other since childhood but had been thrown together through circumstance rather than any actual attraction and they had barely anything in common.  So no, he was not as sad as he should be and that was what was really making him sad.  This marriage would have been a thing of duty. Their family was old, old enough indeed to have had plenty of time to rack up considerable debts. A lack of money hidden behind a fine name. Morpheus’ marriage to Patrick would have secured the estate’s future, shored up its ailing finances and kept the title very much in the family. As an omega, Morpheus would never have been able to inherit his father’s title but his children could, if they were alphas. And now, there was no marriage, no money and a very uncertain future ahead of them. Morpheus’s one duty, his one function in society, was to secure a good match and that duty lay so heavily upon his shoulders. If only Olly had stayed- but no, there was no use in dealing in ‘if onlies’. Practicalities only, and practicalities meant marriage. And soon.

[lowstakesvampires]

Welcome to the tumblr home of my vampire comics!

I make these for fun, so I don't really put too much pressure on myself to keep up with deadlines and such.

It's chill. It's chaotic. It's not written in the correct order. It's... well...

Low Stakes is my rather light-hearted comic about my queer vampires - I don't really try to restrict myself to any genre, so anything is possible really. Friends have described it as a supernatural slice-of-life, which probably isn't too far off.

Essentially, this is just me thinking about my OCs and documenting it on paper. Bits and pieces of their undead lives.

It all started with an unwanted turning, and it just kinda snowballed from there! :D

For now, the full comic is found mainly on Toyhou.se, but this tumblr will catch up soon enough.

Tag system and navigation below the cut.

The Tag System

A mobile-friendly, brief overview of the tags I use here. For more information and on-blog chrono tags, click the headers. (desktop only, probably. also very WIP.)

Sketchbook tags

01 small beginnings 02 the pink one 03 teddy bear 04 linnanmäki 05 moomin 06 duct taped spine 07 the green one 08 navy blue --- 📚 misc sketchbooks

- Story tags

📕 main story Things from the main story section of the toyhouse mirror. The red book emoji notes that it is in sketchbook order - so yes, it will be a bit jumbled up, as it is appearing in the order it appears in my sketchbooks. The order I draw them in. Sorry to say, I do not always make these in a linear, chronological order. This became a coherent story by accident.

📗 bonus bits Things from the bonus section of the toyhouse mirror. Mostly still canon, unless it has the "old and outdated" tag!

📘 linear story Not really a thing yet, though ideally, this will be the version of my comic that you can read linearly on tumblr. Singular page per post. Flip through them like a book. Will it ever happen? Who knows! For now, if you simply want to read the whole thing chronologically, there's always this.

The chapters Titles are, of course, subject to change, in which case I will change the names of these links.

📕 prologue 📕 obliviously undead 📕 batventures 📕 slayer intermission 📕 getting used to this 📕 the hunt 📕 vanpires 📕 viking discovery 📕 sailing 📕 abandoned grounds 📕 more sailing 📕 home to mother 📕 most pathetic slayer

📕 there has been a timeskip

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Cast tags

For when you'd like to see specific characters!

Vampires 🦇 Main guys: Morten | Bat | Rune | Einarr More: Helena | Loki Nyx | Eli | Rupert | Stone | Pyrite | Moonstone | Aurinko | Simo Ancients: Tiberius | The Lord | Laugar | Hvasshár | Kvikindi

Humans 🖐️ Morten's family: Maria-Elise | Bjørn-Sigurd | Torstein Rune's family: Frida | Ravn | Kråke | Nobuya | Gunnar | Ada | Sverre | Inger + Ingrid | Anne | Aksel Slayer club: Liv | Solfrid | Leif | Jonas Miscellaneous: Vegard | Damien | Katrine Viking times: Auðvin | Helga | Þórulfr | Haraldr | Sǫlrún | Sigmundr | Tølir | Arnþóra

Werewolves 🐺 Malene | Thomas | Ylvi | Taija

Others ✨ Oleander | Valerian | Trolls | Ann-Elena

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Miscellaneous tags

from main vampire lore

backstories: einarr | bat | rune | morten | helena

More tags may be added as time goes on. (...and I remember to update this post)

[pettysreverie]

Petty’s Rules of Engagement

I go by Petty (she/her/hers). I am an '01 liner and am a black, queer woman. Take that as you will.

Just a warning: This is a sideblog and is pretty much solely dedicated to my burgeoning Call of Duty and John Price fixation/interest. I cannot promise that I will always be very active all the time, but when I am active you'll definitely know.

Please continue reading before interacting/sending any asks/etc.

First and foremost: I write what I want!

If you don't like it, then why the fuck are you here? Why waste the valuable time you have on this earth hating on something when you could spend that time enjoying something else??

I don't mind taking requests, though, and will probably do so from time to time. But it is up to my discretion whether or not I do so.

ALSO, BEFORE YOU CONTINUE: I think it goes without saying that I don't fuck with any racists, homophobes, terfs, etc. If you got beef with people's basic human rights, fuck you.

Okay...now that I've gotten those two things out of the way... Now onto the main topics.

DO NOT INTERACT(?)

To be honest, I also feel like it goes without saying that I do not want any minors on my page. I was, however, a minor in fandom spaces at one point. I know how to get around all of the usual DNIs people post and whatever (or at least I used to...back in my heyday). But I also had common sense/decency/courtesy about myself. So, if you are a minor that is consuming my content you are to never be heard from or seen. You are in an adult space. You are consuming adult content. It is your responsibility as the invading party to accept that you are breaking the rules/crossing boundaries. I don't want to hear jack shit from you. The legal age in my country is 18. So until you are 18: zip it the fuck up or keep it pushing.

I post what I want, as I said. So if you don't like it then block me. Or get off my page. I don't care. It's not hurting me any. I won't be responding to any nasty anons or any of that bullshit.

I will occasionally post Dead Dove content. I, of course, will be tagging the posts as necessary, but it is your job to navigate these warnings (and others) as you need to. I don't want to hear shit about the morality of blah blah blah. This if fiction. If you cannot separate reality from fiction and think that everyone that writes about rape/murder/etc. is somehow okay with it or endorsing it, you have no business on my blog. And if you ever get itchy fingers about messaging me about it, see the above for what I'll do to your "opinions".

What You Can Expect:

I am falling madly in love with John Motherfucking Price, so I will be posting a lot about him (but don't worry, I love the other members of TF141 too. John is just my pookie bear).

I am grown fucking woman with my own kinks and interests. Some kinks/topics I will likely write about/have in my writing are: Breeding kinks. Daddy kinks. Impregnation kinks. Stepcest. Monster fucking. Omegaverse. Noncon/Dubcon. This is not an extensive list, by the way. So, if that is not your cup of tea, exit now. Again, I will be tagging and warning as necessary, but again: I am a grown woman, with my own kinks and interests. If ours align and you like what I write? Cool. If not? I am not holding you hostage.

While my writings will likely use gender neutral language (for the most part), I am writing with a female reader (AFAB) in mind. This is a very self-indulgent blog. The writing is very self-indulgent. I am, for all intents and purposes, writing self inserts except instead of putting my name, I am using the " x Reader" model.

If you could not already tell, I like to swear. I have a potty mouth in real life...even though I am trying (and mostly failing) to cut back. If such strong language offends you, then I would also suggest not continuing further with my blog.

I am new to the Call of Duty fandom. I happened upon a couple oneshots and got hooked. I am learning information about characters (and about new characters in general? lol) as I go. Please be patient with me and, if you have any material that would help me get a better understanding of the characters, that you'd like to share with me, I would be happy to read it/look at it. So, for now, most of my characterizations are based off of fanon and not canon. Do with that what you will.

I tend to write long fics/blurbs. Oneshots are struggle for me. I have a hard time writing anything under 1k words. Bare with me. Be patient. I'm an exposition queen, but I can (mostly) promise that it is worth the wait.

In response to #6, it is possible that I will make my longer fics available on ao3 for a more seamless experience. If that is the case, I will always provide links.

This intro is subject to change (likely additions rather than any removals...) but that is all for now!

I didn't want to add any extra fonts or images to this because I feel like this is pertinent information that everyone should be able to read as easily as possible, but if that is not the case then please let me know and I will restructure it to be more accessible.

I did my best to highlight what I felt were the most important parts because I know some people won't read this fully, or they won't read it at all (say I never warned about blah blah blah, that I never said xyz, so on). So it's there!

Also, if I ever post something and miss a tag/content warning on it that you think is necessary, please reach out to me. Just don't be disrespectful. We're all human. We all make mistakes. I will respectful to you if you are respectful back.

So long as you are respectful and keep in mind all that I've stated above, I'm sure we'll get along swimmingly! :D

[aheathen-conceivably]

Hi, sorry to bother you, I would like to ask, how do you make a page with all the posts? Like you do in the one that says "from the beginning". I'm new to this and I've been looking, but I can't find anything. Maybe you can give me some guidance! If it's not too much trouble, thank you very much!

Hey there, Nonny! It’s absolutely no bother at all, but I appreciate you being so considerate ♥️

So I’m sure there are people who could be much more helpful on doing this in an aesthetic or organized way, but we know that I’m a bit tech unsavvy. Therefore I try and do it all it the easy way. I taught myself mostly by looking at other blogs and figuring out their links, but I’ll try and explain it here to the best of my ability.

At its most basic, you’ll need to know how to add links to posts. If you’re a visual learner like me, I thought this tutorial may help:

But in essence, you highlight the word (or words) that you want to have the link (such as “From the Beginning”) and you find the icon that looks like two chain links. Then you paste the URL you want to link and voila.

Of course, you’ll also need to have the URL you want. This is why looking at other people’s blogs helped me, so I encourage you to do that, just because I think that’s a bit easier to understand than my written instructions.

But my links are organized around tags. So when you go on a blog, you can navigate it by tag. This groups all posts that have the same tag on the same page, and in the URL bar at the top Tumblr will show that tag. So for instance this is a link to my tag for the 1920s, and once I learn what that URL is, I can replace “1920s” with “1930s” or even words like “WCIF”. In that way it’s like a formula, where the “tag” part of the URL can be replaced with whatever you want. Similarly, you can add “chrono” to the end of the URL to view that tag in chronological order. This is how I am able to link “from the beginning” and “most recent” differently, as they direct to the same tag but in a different order.

The only thing that makes this a bit more complicated is that some URLs on Tumblr automatically open on a browser, while some are “mobile friendly.” This means that it allows users to open that link on the app rather than redirecting to a new page. I would again encourage you to look at the URLs on my linked page to see the difference between these, because it is subtle, but it is about the ordering of words. Of course, when doing your own links, you would be using your own blog title and tags, but it’s helpful as far as learning the “formula”!

I’m sorry if any of this is confusing! Due to aforementioned ~tech unsaviness~ I find explaining these things a bit tricky. But I still hope it’s somewhat helpful! And if anyone has anything to add or clarify please feel free to do so.

[rudnitskaia]

Hi, my name is Viktoriia, but you can call me Heldig. :3 I’m 29, she/her. I’m a writer, a translator (RUS/ENG) and a bit of an artist.

✨ The first part of my novel “Сказка Хрустальных гор” (A Tale of the Crystal Mountains) is free to read in Russian on Author.Today and LitRes. The second (and the final) part will be posted in 2025.

✨ My future game's – l𖦹g.OS – concepts are under the tag #l𖦹g.OS

✨ My Lackadaisy fan-translations into Russian: the animated series (subtitles) and the comic. These are free fan-adaptations, all rights to Lackadaisy belong to Tracy J. Butler. Please support the original comic and animated series!

✨ All my arts can be found here.

✨ All RoMaunce fics can be found here in English and here in Russian. The series aren't finished and are constantly updated.

✨ Links to my profiles in other social media: AO3, FicBook.Net, Twitter, Youtube, Reddit, BlueSky, VK Blog, Personal VK page.

✨ My pseuds in creative communities are: LetiOwl (previously), Heldig (Хельдиг/Хельди) and Opossumherd.

✨ My main job is creating visualization for different piles of data on dashboards and in various reports.

✨ I adore animation, indie-comics and games, especially old point-and-click adventure games. In general I'm a lazy weirdly joking workaholic & coffeemaniac. Versatile underdeveloped person, to sum it up. :D

✨ Fandoms I’m mostly tracking: Slayers (anime & novels), Lackadaisy, Undertale/Deltarune, Elfquest & ATLA/LOK, but almost any animated/comic/game universe is acceptable and can suddenly grab my attention. I'm familiar with a lot of things, and the fact that I don't track what's going on in a particular fandom doesn't mean I don't like the thing itself, so, if you want to discuss something with me, you can simply ask if I've seen it. :3

✨ My blog contains my arts/writings/translations, life stories about me, my husband Andrew and my friends, and reblogs of the things I truly enjoy, including various fandom things and silly memes. Also since 2016 I mostly have been working on my own novel “Сказка Хрустальных гор” (A Tale of the Crystal Mountains) that I plan to finish and, hopefully, publish fully in 2025, so rarely I'll also post some stuff about the work process.

✨ Tags for better navigation in my blog are under the cut (in alphabetical order):

#about myself – random facts and stories about myself #atotcm – various content about my own future novel “Сказка Хрустальных гор” (A Tale of the Crystal Mountains) #augusto venza oc – posts about my Lackadaisy fan-character, Augusto Venza #jokes and memes - various funny things #heldig arts – my arts #heldig life stories – various stories from my life #heldig thoughts – just my random ramblings & opinions on the videogames/movies/books etc. #heldig translations – my ramblings on the translating topic #heldig writings – my writings #l𖦹g.OS – posts about my future game l𖦹g.OS #maura venza oc – posts about my Lackadaisy fan-character, Maura Venza #me and my husband – funny stories about two loveable dorks on their 9th year of happy marriage :D #romaunce – posts about the ship of the canonical Lackadaisy character, Rocky Rickaby, with my Lackadaisy fan-character, Maura Venza #wonderful animation – other people’s amazing animations and animatics #wonderful art – other people’s amazing art #wonderful story – other people’s amazing fanfics, analytical articles and so on #wonderful things – other amazing things that people share, but that fall out of other categories

[pixiesalmondpixels]

Hello everyone!

My name’s Pixie, I’m 22, and I’ve been playing The Sims for as long as I can remember! Like many simmers, I tend to go all-in for a few months and then take long breaks, so I decided to create this blog to motivate myself to keep playing and develop my stories more consistently.

I’m here mostly for fun and to improve my storytelling. I'll be posting updates from my gameplay and sharing character stories! English isn't my first language, so feel free to correct me if I make any mistakes—I’m always happy to learn.

I’m somewhat WCIF friendly and will try to help if you’re looking for specific custom content, but I usually reblog everything I use under my cc tag, so you can always check there first!

You can check out my navigation page to find all my key posts.

Thanks so much for reading, and don’t hesitate to reach out or share your thoughts—I’d love to hear from you!

[rjthirsty]

Based off the otome game Ikemen Prince, I've created an AU where the princes are (mostly) female, and MC is male. Several character names have been changed to suit their new gender (notes will be provided), and lore has been altered to work with the new setting and my accompanying headcanons. Tags: Angst and Fluff, Violence, Sexual Themes You can find the masterlist for this series here. You can also find the full fanfic on my ao3, along with a full list of tags. The entire fic is roughly 100,000 words through 30 chapters, making it 3.5k words per chapter on average (8-10 pages in a standard novel).

Chapter Two - New Horizons (IkePri AU)

Rina led me from the throne room through a series of corridors that made me dizzy just trying to keep in mind how many turns we had made. Surprisingly, she didn’t seem to have an issue finding her way to my new room even though I couldn’t tell you which way was the way out of the palace. Too caught up trying to figure out the layout, I missed my chance to ask how she had managed to expertly navigate to the door at the end of the hall that we had come to a stop in front of.

“Here we are!” She said as she reached for the handle, turning towards me like I’d imagine any proper attendant would before she pushed open the door. “Welcome home, Master.”

You did not…

My eyes didn’t follow the door, instead they stayed on Rina as she continued to offer a cheeky smile. She was having entirely too much fun playing the role of her new job, and my heart wasn’t going to be able to handle her calling me ‘Master’ day in and day out.

I almost wish Suriyel hadn’t given in– No, I’d be really lonely without Rina. I’m glad she somehow got Suriyel to agree to take her on as my attendant.

Rina lifted her eyebrows, waiting for me to make a move or respond in some fashion. She didn’t seem to realize just how shook up I was from her formal greeting. Instead she offered a curtsy that looked incredible, like she had been practicing it all her life. When I still didn’t move to enter the room, she grabbed my hand, dropping all propriety and pulled me inside.

“Ta-dah! It’s our very own love nest!” She outstretched the hand not in mine to wave at the room. My eyes followed the white glove and I took in ‘my’ room.

“Wow… this is…” The place was huge! “This is AMAZING. I bet the whole bookstore could fit in here with room to spare!”

The room was tastefully decorated and luxurious. It wasn’t as fancy as the grand entrance, or the throne room, but it was clear that only the best furniture and items were used in crafting the comfortable atmosphere. Not only was there a bed, a dressing table, a full sized mirror, and a wardrobe, but also a sofa, a writing desk, and a table where someone could take meals. It really was an entire house, except for a kitchen area, and there even appeared to be a door on the far wall that was likely my own private bathroom.

I hadn’t ventured any further in than where I ended up when Rina pulled me into the room, glued to the spot. I rocked slightly from toe to heel, taking note of the plush carpet beneath my boots. Realizing my mouth was hanging open, I slowly clamped it shut and tried to convince myself that this wasn’t a dream, that this really was happening.

“It’s a little daunting, isn’t it?” She had read my mind.

“Yeah…” I breathily agreed, my gaze running from the sparkling chandelier to meet Rina’s sparkling eyes.

“But, hey, you know what?” She stepped closer. “I’m here with you, so you’re gonna be fine.”

I realized she was still holding my hand when she gave it a squeeze to reassure me. I gave a genuine smile in return, suddenly feeling much better knowing I wasn’t going to be doing this alone. “You’re right. Thanks, Rina. I feel a lot better knowing you’re here with me.”

“Emmit… I’ll always be here for you, no matter what.”

I knew she meant it, too. Since that day three years ago, she had always been a part of my life, and whenever I needed her, she was always there. I wasn’t sure what I could offer in return, and I hoped that I was somehow half the friend to her as she was to me. I found myself at a loss for words despite opening my mouth to say something in response, and we stood there, the moment passing into something more intimate.

There is that look again. It’s almost like you’re serious about–

Rina’s smile tilted, stretching to a crooked, mischievous grin. “And I think you should enjoy yourself and live it up a little while you’re here. So use me as you wish, Master. ”

OH MY GOD! YOU DID NOT!

I broke away from Rina, pulling my hand free and taking several steps back. I turned in a circle to try to make it look like I was looking around the room rather than running from her, but with the way she was giggling, I knew she knew.

“Hey, you know what?” I said without looking at her. My eyes trying to find purchase anywhere but in her direction. My cheeks were burning, I could feel the heat so intense my eyes were warm. “I should probably go take a look around by myself, try to learn my way around instead of just following you blindly.”

“Sure thing!” She chirped happily. “But if you get lost or you need me, just call my name and I’ll come running!”

I made my way slowly through the palace, trying to better orient myself so that I wouldn't get lost every time I left my room. I wasn’t used to being in a place that felt like several city blocks, only indoors. And while it wasn’t exactly the same down every hallway, all the doors were very similar in singles or sets of two, and they were all colored the same. Sure, there was some art and other decorations placed in various locations, but I didn’t have any clear landmarks to mark which corridor was which.

I nodded and glanced in her direction before flashing a smile. “Thanks again, Rina.”

Let’s see… the ministerial office was down there… And that hall leads to the kitchens, I think…

Blowing out a puff of air, I glanced down the way I had just come.

I’ll manage, I’m sure, but…

I was finding myself overwhelmed once again. Closing my eyes, I took a slow breath to try to sort out the circles I had just walked. I was sure I could figure this out if I stopped doubting myself. I could hear the distant sound of meals being prepared, I was near the kitchens.

I haven’t eaten since lunch… 

I gave the air a sniff, hoping to add the scent of food to the memory of this corridor, but it was the faint fragrance of roses that caught my attention. More than happy to take a break, I let the delicate and delightful scent lead me astray, and allowed my mind to wander along with my feet out of the repetitious hallways.

Somehow I made it out onto a balcony that overlooked the city below. Long, languid vines twisted around the railing, covered with roses in full bloom. It looked like several varieties of roses had been worked into the framework in order to create a bouquet of colors.

No wonder it smelled so good.

The last remnants of day colored the very edge of the horizon, covering the town in the distance with a dim blanket of dusk. Dark sky hid the edges of the town in shadows, and while I couldn’t make out the entirety of the city, I knew there was more out there than my eyes could catch right now. I had never seen the city from so high up, and it was surprising to see how big it really was.

You’d never think it when you’re in the city that it would stretch so far.

I had been so taken by the scenery that it took me a few moments to realize that I wasn’t alone. Leanne stood silently further down the extended balcony, staring out at the city, or the skyline, I wasn’t sure which. The breeze that had brought me the scent of roses now toyed with her hair, allowing it to sway enough to let me glimpse her amber eyes. Her gaze seemed oddly lonely somehow, and I found myself captivated by her expression.

Without warning she turned that gaze on me and I quickly looked away.

Well, crap. She definitely caught me staring.

“Emmit? What’s up?”

“Oh, um–” I slowly turned to follow the random direction I had looked to try to keep her from knowing I was staring. “There are a lot of roses out here.”

Really, Emmit? You’re hopeless.

Leanne chuckled. A brief glance at her allowed me to see the grin she was wearing. I relaxed a little and huffed a small laugh, then turned back towards her and wandered a bit closer. “I was just trying to get my bearings here, this place is huge. All the doors look the same. I don’t even know where the exit is.”

“Mhm,” she nodded, giving me her full attention. Her expression was open and friendly as she waited for me to go on, and it reminded me of the way she had looked when interacting with the lost child earlier in the day. Once again I was drawn to her; the warmth and safety that radiated from her was a pull that I didn’t really want to ignore, so I let myself shuffle a few steps closer.

“Hey, do you remember our conversation back in town? When we first met you made it sound like you barely knew Chevalier, and it turns out she’s your sister.”

Her lips quirked into a smirk with a bitter edge to it. “Yeah, but it’s not far from the truth. I wasn’t kidding when I said we don’t talk much.”

“Okay, I guess I get that, but I had no idea you were royalty, either. You could have said something.” I thought about how she had collected my fallen books, and how I hadn’t even properly thanked her for preventing that drunk from hitting me. Embarrassment for my earlier actions began to gnaw at me.

I would have done SOMETHING different if I knew you were a princess. I don’t know what, but… having you see me like that– I was so out of sorts and it was so uncool.

Wait, why do I care if I look cool?

I stared at Leanne, trying to sort out why that thought had crossed my mind in the first place. She met my gaze head on. The look in her eyes at this moment reminded me of how she had looked at me in the Round Table room. While everyone was deciding for me if I should be acknowledged as Belle, she was the only one who had looked at me, the person, and asked for my thoughts about my future.

Now that I think about it… You were watching your siblings, too. Nothing really escapes your notice, does it?

I couldn’t help but think that she was somehow appraising everyone in every situation. Watching those around her like we were all out of reach and only joining when brought in by someone else. Even now, with her standing out here all by herself, she was far away from everyone, and her gaze made that distance feel even farther.

Leanne huffed a small laugh and brushed her fingers through her loose hair, pulling it back behind her ear. She broke eye contact and shifted her weight to one foot. “Sorry if it felt like I was keeping secrets from you. How about I do something to make up for it?”

“Oh, no, you don’t need to–” I was already shaking my head but I didn’t get to finish my protest.

“Sure I do. And tonight they just happen to be holding a festival to celebrate Foundation Day.” She nodded towards the city cloaked in darkness. “Festivals are way more fun in the evening than they are during the day, you know.”

I didn’t actually know, but I didn’t want to tell her that either. In previous years, and most cases in general, I was either working or staying at home with a book.

“Can you hear that music on the breeze?”

I looked out at the night sky and I could actually hear the faint sounds of music. “Wait, that’s the town? You can hear that from here?”

“Sure can! And the streets look amazing at night, all lit up with lanterns.” She was painting a picture of the place I loved that was even more lovely than I knew it to be.

“It sounds great and all, but I kind of got the impression that I’m supposed to stay here, in the palace, for my duration as Belle. Suriyel is…”

“Easy to manage.” She finished my thought with the complete opposite answer I was aiming for. I blinked at Leanne, trying to figure out if she was being honest about the shadow devil minister of the court. She looked entirely serious, a knowing grin on her face, and that charming smile was winning me over.

“I don’t think I can just go waltzing out of here.”

“Wanna find out?” Leanne inclined her head, giving her the impression of looking down at me in a challenge despite me being taller than her.

“I don’t even know where the exit is…” I gave my last excuse, but it was weak and I knew it didn’t hold water as long as she was with me. Certainly she knew how to get out of the palace.

“All we have to do is make it through the doors– once we’re out, they can yell at us all they like, but we won’t hear them.”

I found myself nodding. It was sounding better with each new point she made.

“And it's not hard to shake off anyone trying to follow us. I think we’d be fools not to go, really.” She gently grabbed my upper arm, leaning back as she took a slow step away from me to coax me along.

I studied her. She had already convinced me, but I was trying to figure out why she was trying to convince me to sneak into town with her. Yeah, it sounded great. It sounded fun. And I already felt comfortable around her, but today had been so eventful that I wasn’t sure if I should chance another exciting encounter. I took a step, following her lead, Leanne granting me another charming grin, knowing she had won.

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. I reminded myself. I wanted to make this adventure I’ve embarked on as thrilling and amazing as I can. I want to remember this time forever.

“Okay, smooth talker, but if I get in trouble, I’m blaming you– I don’t know any better! Of course I’d trust the words of a princess!” I flashed a teasing grin back at her.

“Perfect,” she said. “Get ready to run.”

“Wait, run?”

“Of course, try to keep up.” With a wink, Leanne turned and trotted a few feet away, starting the pace slow. I pulled myself together and hurried after her.

“Right behind you!” I yelled, feeling a joyous chuckle rolling out of me.

The great escape was underway. We ran through the halls, turning corners, dodging servants, with Leanne a few feet ahead of me and I somehow managing to keep up right on her tail. People turned to stare at us, but Leanne only grinned as we passed them by.

“Princess Leanne?! Are you–” some maid called, clearly concerned, but Leanne cut her off.

“We’re fine!”

I saw a flash of silver quickly exiting a room up ahead. It was one of the twins, but I honestly hadn’t figured out which was which at first glance. She stopped in her tracks, eyebrows crawling up her brow. “Leanne? And… Belle?”

Yves peeked out from the room the twin princess had come out of. “Hey, hang on! Where are you two going?! We’re about to–”

“Sorry, Leni! Sorry, Yves! Get everything ready, okay?” Leanne shouted, her voice full of laughter as we sprinted past the two of them. I threw an apologetic look over my shoulder, trying to bite back my grin at their stunned expressions.

“Uh-oh, looks like there’s a final boss.” Leanne warned me.

Ahead, Suriyel was standing with her hands folded in front of her, not exactly blocking the path, but I certainly wouldn’t have wanted to try to make it past.

“Princess Leanne, surely you don’t intend to sneak out of the palace yet again? Especially not with Emmit in tow?” She smiled calmly.

That’s the smile of a devil! We’re done for!

“Yeah, actually, I do, so…” Leanne spoke as she fussed with something around her neck that I couldn’t see due to her being ahead of me. In a practiced movement, she slid free of both her cloak and jacket and threw them at Suriyel. “Hold these for me, will you?”

Suriyel let out a surprised squeak when the clothes crashed into her and I saw her stumble backwards, giving us plenty of room to maneuver past.

I can’t believe she just did that!

We’d come to the grand stairs and Leanne paused for a moment, just enough time for me to catch up. I heaved a heavy breath, this was the most exciting thing I’ve ever done in my life. At least I thought it was, but without warning Leanne wrapped an arm around my torso and dipped to scoop me up into her arms.

“Wha–!” I twisted, trying to find the ground again but she snuggly pulled me closer.

“Arms around my neck. Hold on tight!” She commanded and I obeyed immediately.

“Wait, can we–eeh!” My words launched into my throat as my stomach lurched with the sudden leap Leanne took, jumping onto the nearest banister. She jerked with my weight and I squeezed her tighter, certain we were about to fall and crack our skulls open on the hard stone floor below. Then we were speeding towards the bottom floor of the grand entrance, sliding down the railing at a breakneck speed. In seconds, we’d reached the bottom, but my heart was still pounding as Leanne leapt again, jumping off the banister to land with what seemed like little effort.

She set me down with a small “oof” and stood tall next to me, grinning triumphantly. All I could do was slowly lower my arms and stare at her.

I can’t believe you just did THAT!

I was still reeling from everything that had just happened, I didn’t even know how my mind was going to catch up with the events. I looked back at the stairs and thanked the heavens that only one banister was heavily decorated with roses, Leanne might have just lept from the upper level if they both were.

“Emmit,” her voice snapped me back to the present, it was warm and inviting. I turned my wide eyes on her and noticed she was holding her hand out to me. “Take my hand, and your whole world is gonna change forever. But the choice is yours.”

My heart was thrumming, thumping hard, but it gave a little flutter at her words. This was just like when she asked me if I wanted to be Belle and I had a feeling that she would respect my choice if I said no. But she was giving ME the choice, and I really didn’t want to say no now that I’d come this far.

I know what I want.

I gave a firm nod, sliding my hand over hers, and I felt a buzz of elation as she twined her fingers with mine. Her hands were rougher than I expected, calluses lining her palms and fingers.

“I’m ready.” I declared, finally managing a smile after our rapid descent of the stairs.

Leanne grinned at me, tilting her head back to let out a hearty, rich laugh as she stepped off and we fled out into the night. The dark velvet sky had glimmering stars scattered across it, and I thought of how her laughter made her eyes sparkle in the same manner as the stars. I let her lead me into whatever the rest of the night might bring, absolutely enchanted by her fearless thirst for adventure.

[enbyhyena]

Welcome to my Blog!

Hey there! Welcome to my page! This is a master post of my BYF information, other social medias, and what tags I tend to use a lot.

(I'm the creator of Entityverse! @entityverse-utmv Check it out! :D)

BYF: I'm plural (pro-endogenic, dx'd DID), autistic, queer, and disabled. I may occasionally reblog problematic content, and content surrounding the identities above. If any of this makes you uncomfortable or triggers you, please block me. I won't be offended. I'm an adult, but I won't post NSFW--the most I'll do is reblog something mildly suggestive. I'll do my best to use the #suggestive tag, so feel free to blacklist that if you need to.

DNI: You can find my thoughts on the concept of a DNI here. It's a bit preachy though, so here's a more TL;DR version written by someone else. And here's a collection of other posts saying similar things; such as this, this, and this. Also this and this.

The only exception to the above is my opinion on Shipcourse. Don't argue with me about it. I will not answer and will most likely block you for the sake of my own mental health.

Other Socials:

Twitch / Twitter (Main Account) (mostly abandoned) / Twitter (NSFW, Minors DNI) (mostly abandoned) / Discord Server / TikTok (infrequent) / YouTube (uploads Sundays)

Frequent Tags:

#nexysmusings: Rambles, intrusive thoughts, articulate responses to posts, etc. Generally just interacting with the site. :)

#nexysdraws: My personal art tag! Feel free to filter with this to see all of the artwork I've shared on this site.

#resources: If you need help with something, such as phone numbers to call and the like, check this tag! I compile information that seems handy here.

#important: Often tagged alongside #resources; anything that's serious or may need to be accessed quickly for any reason will have this tag! :)

#rant: I don't rant often because I try not to get too caught up in negativity. However, sometimes things about society might make me feel the need to speak up--so typically, when I'm "ranting", it's an articulate discussion opener about why I think something society does is dumb, and what we can/should do to fix it.

#posts that make me piss myself: Posts that had me laughing uncontrollably at some point or another. Feel free to use this tag if your sense of humor is broken like mine, and you need a good laugh!

#scribbles on main: Posts pertaining to my sideblog @the-scribbles-painter, that I respond to on my main account (I try to keep non-scribbles posts off my gimmick blog).

(PS: Frequently used tags are linked below for your convenience!)

I may update this post as needed! But for now I hope it helps you to navigate my page! Thanks so much for reading and I hope you have a fantastic day!

[codeandcanvas]

After privating all of my posts here (I am never deleting anything, not completely, that is), I have chanced upon the capital C graphic design Community here on Tumblr, which I have instantly joined to built rapport and connection with other graphic designers and graphic design students here on Tumblr (at least with the ones who are also interested in building together and in public, lol).

You can find the community here: https://www.tumblr.com/communities/graphic-design

And since I have said before that I want to do weekly round‑ups to look at what I was doing the last seven days, this post doubles (or triples?) as that, as a fauxrst post (false first post, I like those), as well as creating something (a)new.

The last week I was building an’ changing a few things on my website, drawing inspiration from all sorts of people, all sorts of places, all sorts of nets.

I have added a couple of new pages to my WordPress‑based website, and moved around navigational links.

There is of course the page with the design links to websites and podcasts you can use in your RSS feed readers of choice, provided you do a little bit of digging (if you need some help with that, you can write me any way you like, and we’ll look into it together)

The new stuff I put in the footer, following inspiration from Scott Boms website.

I have a page for friends now (currently made up of my teachers, tutors, and professors, mostly), a page for what I am doing now, called Now (which is a really cool idea, and it fits neatly between the very thin substance of a status post, and a long form post like this one, both in size, as well as now‑ness; you can find out more about that here: https://nownownow.com/about)

But what I think is the most important addition to my website, is the page about tools, “Werkzeuge” in German.

Here I could finally dump all of my graphic design hacker tools, at least that is how I think of them.

My system consists of two pillars: new information, and how it is being stored. I believe that everyone rolls their own tools after a while. I would just love it if somebody would find some use for mine, if only to build something better from that.

The two RSS feeds linked to from the footer are neat: you have the usual feed for the whole site, but I also provided an RSS feed of my custom status updates, which you can see on Home.

These status updates are my own, most recent solution to my issues with posting, well, status updates on my socials:

you know, issues like

am I posting the same status update to every net I have an account for,

will I automate and schedule the same content everywhere and be a boring, cold machine, and

do I want to burn myself out coming up thesaurus’d variants of the same post for every net?

So now there are two ways to check (three, really) in what mess I’ve gotten myself into recently: you can check my Now page, you can look at my Statuses, or you can check it out using your own, third way.

As for my study schedule, I am glad that summer is over, because I clearly cannot function during summer. I hope with cooler days ahead, I can keep a cooler head while practicing the art of not judging what I do or don’t do. I might have gotten my degree, but I want to learn so much more.

Started reading Creative Code by John Maeda and sort of forensically/archeologically recreating the years during which it was written and printed, because these past twenty years have basically muddied the tracks quite a bit, so to speak. It is a good read.

And I think I have covered the whole week now, broadly enough.

I need to figure out which hashtags should go with this post. I need to look at the top posts for each tag I think could fit, and then consider what being in the top means for each tag I am looking at.

Eh, let’s go through this together:

huge tags first (>1 million followers)

#drawing

6.1M followers

1.3K recent posts

#artwork

3M followers

1.3K recent posts

#illustration

16M followers

962 recent posts

#digital painting

1.6M followers

157 recent posts

#digital art

5.5M followers

3.5K recent posts

#sketch

4.8M followers

662 recent posts

#traditional art

1.2M followers

448 recent posts

#graphic design

5.8M followers

this one doesn’t even show a recent posts count at all? But it feels extremely dead if you look at recent posts under that tag.

We’ll figure this out together. If it is graphic design, then I will tag it as such. If it is something else, then I will not tag it as graphic design. I think that this is a solid foundation towards connecting.

So, what is this post?

It is about my website, it is about studying, about me being a graphic designer, and about software I use. Also, it is about creative coding, generative art, a book, and that I use WordPress.

So I wonder which tags I will use? I prefer low counts when it comes to hashtags. Five sounds reasonable, nice for chunking, too,

So there. I might not be a student anymore, but that means that I have just proven to have the discipline to get my degree, so studyblr fits.

Hi everyone! Hello world.

[auspicious-voice]

New Site Revamp! (+Updates)

Hi! This site hasn't been all that active in a while since I've focused on other interests. Nothing too bad, but if anything, it's helped me learn that being engaged in other interests helps with getting burnt out less.

With that being said, I have a lot of things to say, so as usual, everything else is under the cut.

Site Overhauls

Since releasing my DiffSinger voicebanks, I figured that this site needed a major revamp, and I've been working on it on-and-off when it came to figuring out which theme I wanted to go with. It took a couple of tries to get the theme I wanted, but I've settled with the Vermillion theme from ricecodes. It's responsive, has a dark/light mode, has an all-in-one sidebar for important information, and many more features ^^

I have also removed any unnecessary pages from the site to make it less cluttered. We also moved (most of) the Frequently Asked Questions page to the Ask tab for easier access. Additionally, the Terms of Service page has been renamed to Guidelines, but still need to be followed in order to use the voicebanks and resources hosted on this site. The Menu tab now has a directory of pages and tags via the Navigation section, and an Affiliates section.

Also, Maria and Mario's trivia sections in their character profile pages have been revamped to keep up to date with their current lore.

Affiliate Applications Are Now Open!

I would like to announce that affiliate applications are now open! If you so happen to manage your own voicebanks (regardless of platform), have a website dedicated to said voicebanks, and are at least acquaintances/mutuals with HIRATELIER, you are qualified to apply. Just shoot me an ask with the following info:

Site Name: [INSERT HERE] Creator/Manager: [INSERT HERE] Voicebanks Managed: [INSERT HERE] Icon Image: [INSERT IMAGE URL HERE]

The Affiliates section in the Menu tab should look like this for reference.

DiffSinger Updates

The 1.1.0 update for Fuwa Maria and Fuwa Mario's DiffSinger voicebanks is on the way! I'm not sure when that will happen, but if anything, it could release before or on their 10th anniversary. New updates with DiffSinger mainly have to do with the VR tension parameter option and proper multilingual (XLS) implementation, and there could be more coming in the future.

I'm still in the process of labeling new data for Maria and Mario's datasets, each with 8 new songs. They contain a mixture of strong singing (mostly to further improve their power vocal modes and range) and English singing (to also improve their English pronunciation). There's also a possibility that they may support newer languages via parallel training, and if possible, I would like to implement Tagalog, Chinese and Korean support.

10th Anniversary Plans

Maria and Mario's 10th anniversary is next year, and I have some big plans for it...if everything goes to plan. So far, you can expect the following things once it's their anniversary:

Newly revamped fullbody illustrations for UTAU and DiffSinger (+ new designs...?)

New graphics

Cover + PV

BUT...for the first time in AUSPICIOUS VOICE's history, I'll be celebrating Maria and Mario's half-anniversary, which will be on October 3! It probably won't be as big as the actual anniversary itself, but you can expect a cover, or art, or even both of them. It entirely depends on my time and energy.

I've got a lot on my plate when it comes to juggling a bunch of personal projects, but here's to hoping I can get through all of them without burning myself out.

Peace ✨✌️

[probably-not-a-cannibal]

Ask me to draw something, this isn't a request this is a threat

~ Welcome, we have free cookies ~

Hi, I'm the Cannibal? The question mark is important but not required (it adds to the mystery I fight to achieve) Pronouns: He/They (anything but she). FtM transmasc too if that's important, and a professional diagnosis that could make a psychology major cringe

~ What I do here / Navigation ~

I draw...That's it. Besides ramble occasionally, it's just my art and reblogs (mostly reblogs)

That being said: I Draw, I don't Write and absolutely had a B at most in every English class I've ever had. Expect typos and bad writing

MOST RECENT DRAWING IM PROUD OF

Go to this one ^^^ I worked hard on it

This one is sometimes the same:

MOST RECENT DRAWING TECHNICALLY

You can find all of my drawings in my Art tag:

Cannibal? Art

All my Rambles are under:

im talking again and I apologize for it

More info below about my page

~ About my page ~

This page is 60% One Piece content but im gonna start posting more of my other stuff too.

In order of severity, The fandoms you will see and im currently hyperfixated on are as follows:

✨️ One Piece ✨️

LoA (Specifically: Once Upon a Witchlight)

Hannibal

A lot of miscellaneous movies I grew up watching/love

A lot of different Animes (BBB my original number 1, Drrr, mp100, etc)

Too many shows.

Many different games (DBH is a permanent resident here)

Supernatural (I accept this curse)

I tag everything under its title so anyone(mostly myself) can navigate easy

~ Warnings: ~

You'll see ships here, a lot of them

PLEASE don't take me that seriously, I'm just here for a good time

What I'll Draw: anything really. But I most likely won't ever post anything with full/major nudity. But other then that, all bets are on the table. I will tag these with the normal content warning tags (nsfw, cw gore, cw blood, etc.) that fit the drawing at the time

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Thanks for reading this far! If you want, I'm always down to draw stuff for any fandom ive listed. Send me an Ask and tell me what I should do, it's free and I'm bored💙 I'll draw ships or funny shit, you got an idea I'll make it, just ask! I won't bite (despite the name)

Anonymous Asks will always be turned off, but if you want to remain anonymous and ask for a drawing you can tell me and I'll just post the drawing saying it was a request instead of with the ask

[m0n0lithical]

INFO & NAV FOR MOBILE

OH HI IT’S 2025 AND ALL THIS SHIT IS WILDLY OUTDATED BECAUSE I LITERALLY DROPPED OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH FOR LIKE 2 YEARS. EVERYONE HERE IS FINE DON’T WORRY BUT LIKE...BLOG IS AN UNMITIGATED MESS, PLEASE BEAR WITH ME WHILE I TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK I WANNA DO TO FIX/UPDATE THINGS. I’M LEAVING THE OLD INFO/MOBILE NAV REGARDLESS, AND WHENEVER THE ADHD HYPERFOCUS HITS TO UPDATE MY SIMBLR, SHIT WILL START GETTING CLEANED. I LOVE YA’LL.

Kinda Update-y: I’m debating making a backup blog/host for myself, and may prioritize that first before I mess with things her. I have no idea how at risk tumblr actually is, but backups of ANYTHING (as well as alternative contacts) are a good idea. SO: I made a Pillowfort for actual blog backup purposes (it’s empty right now, but just for reference), but for any shit I wanna make custom coded pages for (like character lists), I have a Neocities account that I definitely wanna make use of my supporter status for.

I...RELUCTANTLY made a bsky account, but more reliable would be my reddit for any alternative social media-y contact points.

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Hello everyone, I’m Mono, I’m 33, and I go by she/her but I’m not super fussed about pronouns for myself. Sims 4 was my first Sims game and I have yet to try any others but I plan to (a friend already sent me their 3). This is a Sims 4 blog only for now. I post a little bit of everything here (from building, to CAS, to gameplay, and maybe SOMETIMES stories), but I lean heavier towards CAS creation (making Sims is my passion).

The blog will be VERY occult-heavy (mostly vampires, but plenty of my own made supernatural creatures as well), so if you’re not a big occult person you may not like a good chunk of my posts. There’s also LOTS of fandom sims – primarily Dragon Age & SWTOR, but whatever fandom tickles my fancy may end up in my game (mostly just CAS pics of them or posed pics in-game, very little gameplay of the fandom sims). I try to keep more Maxis-match leaning, but tend to be more Maxis-mix for my fandom sims.

I am WCIF-freindly, but if you’re too paranoid to send an ask (I get it, social anxiety is total ass – I do have anon on tho), I do have a resources page for my main genetics, and while I have too much CC to list all my resources, I have listed the creators who are my favorites that I have most their stuff of. My blog is currently under a bit of re-organization so don’t mind the messy tags or links that lead nowhere – this will be slow progress but I WILL get it done!

NAVIGATION - BASICS

RESOURCES || TAGS || SAVE STATES || DOWNLOADS

NAVIGATION - MAKING SHIT

MY SIMS || MY BUILDS || EDITS

NAVIGATION - 'NOT GAMEPLAY’ SAVES

SHUUSEI SAVE || DRAGON AGE SAVE || MASS EFFECT SAVE || LDM PROJECT || FFXIV SAVE || GREEDFALL SIMS

NAVIGATION - ACTUALLY PLAYED SAVES

SWTOR SAVE || TWISTED FATE SAVE || VTM SAVE || GUILD WARS 2 SAVE || HANSEN LEGACY || DREAM HOME DECORATOR GAMEPLAY || UTTER CHAOS SAVE || CC-FREE SAVE

NAVIGATION - FINISHED GAMEPLAY/STORIES

PARANORMAL STUFF

On a non-sims note, I will occasionally post about my MMO adventures (GW2 and FFXIV), I tag these as ‘mmo bullshit’ if you don’t wanna see em.

[the-cosmos-withinus]

So I’m new here, I think this AU looks cool but I’m not sure what it’s about

Welcome new comer, my name is Dollie, and I'm happy to help you get acquainted with the Shadow Puppets!

In the simplest terms this AU is about two villains utilizing the Power of Friendship. The plot is an active RP on discord between myself and my sister, Bragi in which the Collector's Tablet was banished to the Human Realm and uncovered by a young Philip and them becoming best friends, and their growth into villains.

You can find screenshot style artwork with snippets from discord under the RP scene tag which is organized chronologically from when I posted it, not when it takes place in the time line. Posts in this tag are sort of all over the place because we're writing multiple threads from different eras of their friendship, so if you want to know more about any particular era I also have them organized as follows (note: there are also Lore posts in some of these tags that explain some of the worldbuilding and characters in the era as well.)

Gravesfield Era: Chronicling some of their adventures while Philip is a child living in Gravesfield Deadwardian Era: Set pretty much directly after the events of Elsewhere and Elsewhen (which I'm 16 pages into a fanfic rewrite of) I have a few miscellaneous scenes from other threads that currently don't have thread tags as well, and as we're getting close to wrapping up a few threads I plan on drawing something to celebrate with a summary of the full events of the thread (we have been writing them for months there's a lot going on in some of them) to catch everyone up on what's been happening. Other eras we will explore once we finish some of these threads, include the Crusades (<- This tag has nothing from the actual RP in it yet, mostly just art with a little info dumping), and the rest of the AU is all canon divergent based on the changes made to the world from there, Bragi and I are still discussing some of the ideas for the rest of the cast for what's happening in the modern era with the rest of the cast..

You can also take look at Lore Posts for more background information, like OCs, events that shape the story or some of our future plans.

Then there's the Some Sillies Tag, which is just stuff I've drawn or answered asks that are technically not canon to the AU but are just fun things I did while waiting for Bragi to reply.

I hope that helps you navigate the AU, and remember that if you have any questions about changes made to the world, characters and their relationships, Bragi and I are always happy to answer

[recklessjerry]

A couple changes

So recently I've spent some time (a whole night actually lol) doing some cleaning on this blog and decided to sum up the work I've done, mostly for myself just so I won't forget anything:

First: I've brought back the #get lucky tag and put it in every post that is related to the objecthead ocs. That was made to separate the Get Lucky comic from The Red Ribbons novels (yes, there are going to be multiple. I'm thinking three, specifically) because despite having the same characters, these two stories are completely different. From now on the #red ribbons tag only goes for the posts that are related to the novels. There might be some posts that have both tags and I'm gonna keep them this way until I come up with a better solution.

Second: since I'm planning to continue working on the comic (not in the nearest future tho bc the plot is a complete mess and it needs some changes too) I've added the links to the posts with Get Lucky pages so it would be easier to navigate between them (should've done that long ago actually afkflkh).

Third: I've also added another tag to make searching easier (mostly for myself again bc I tend to get lost in my own oc musings and stuff) which is #oc origins. It's mostly used for the posts that contain backstories and various info about my characters that may be important. The first introductions and ask games also fall under this category.

Fourth: I brought the O'Bulbs back. Objecthead Philomena and Richard now go under that last name again because it just feels right. I changed the tags and ref posts for this sake as well. Novel Richard goes under #richard o'neill now and the tags for novel Mena are #philomena o'neill and #cassidy o'neill, depending on which novel exactly the post is related to.

Fifth: I removed most of the Sims posts because it feels like they don't really belong here. Plus, I have a separate blog for Sims stuff so naturally they should've been posted there in the first place lol.

In conclusion, this may be silly, but those changes actually helped me a lot because now I don't have to worry about messing the timelines and plot stuff since now Get lucky and The Red Ribbons finally feel like two separate stories with their own settings and events. I'm happy and satisfied :3